Mark Cavendish takes a tumble at Tirreno-Adriatico, but somehow sprinters never seem to get hurt.
Sausalito by the Bay is the latest town to consider taxing bicycles, and feel the burn of backlash as a result.

If you bicycle in Florida you have the highest chance of being killed of any state in the union. But that may be true of just about anything you do in Florida. We’ve never been to Florida, but if the novels of Carl Hiaasen are any indication, its infestation of drunken corrupt coke-headed crooks, thieves, liars and politicians might help explain the fatality rate.
In our continuing coverage of continuing series, Cycling Bee‘s latest on Jobst Brandt and Alan Durning’s latest on Juice Hawgs (e-bikes) are up ‘n running.

For once, a photo of a hill that isn’t steeper than it looks. 33 percent is a nasty grade. One foot up for every three feet forward. Think of the steepest hill you’ve ever ridden. Go look up its grade. It’s probably in the high teens, maybe low 20s. Typically you only find 33 percent on short bits, like a steep switchback or brief riser.

The bicycle man in Afghanistan: “I started fixing bicycles to feed my family.”

The marvelous Alan Durning has started a series on e-bikes called “Juice Hawgs.” It’s running on Sightline’s Web site.